(VEN) - A meeting was recently held to announce the Master Plan for Socioeconomic Development of Ninh Thuan Province to 2020 and to review the results of its investment promotion activities in 2011. Vietnam Economic News' Hong Anh recorded the opinions of State officials, experts and investors about the plan as well as measures to ensure its successful implementation.

(VEN) - Quang Nam Province's mountainous district of Hiep Duc was established in February 1986, and the area has shown positive improvements in socioeconomic development in the 25 years since its foundation.

(VEN) - During the past nearly three years, from a poor district faced by numerous difficulties, Thoi Lai has built material facilities along with efforts to promote household businesses which have helped many families escape poverty. Vietnam Economic News' Huong Giang spoke with Nguyen Thanh Danh, the chairman of the People's Committee of Thoi Lai District.

(VEN) - In March 2011, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ratified an overall plan for socioeconomic development in Tra Vinh Province to 2020. Under the plan, Tra Vinh will develop into a sea-based economic development center with coordinated infrastructure and developed tourism and ocean shipping services in the Mekong Delta. Tra Vinh Province People's Committee chairman Tran Khieu told Vietnam Economic News' Truong Vu about the province's development targets for the coming time.

(VEN) - The Binh Duong Province Department of Industry and Trade said that despite unfavorable factors for production and trading, Binh Duong Province's exports came to about US$4.1 billion in the first six months of this year, a 19.5 percent increase from a year ago.

(VEN) - One of eight typical provinces and cities implementing the electronic customs model, Binh Duong Province has enhanced administrative reform and modernization of customs activities. In the first four months of this year, the Binh Duong Department of Customs paid more than VND1,948 trillion to the state budget, equal to 123.3 percent of the plan, marking an increase of 25.19 percent from the same months of last year.